External Gas Bubble Disease

Skin bubbles or cysts can be an indication of several different ailments and can appear as gas filled vesicles or appear solid or cystic in nature. The clear, gas filled vesicles are usually diagnostic of External Gas Bubble Disease (EGBD). Cystic lesions filled with pus are called abscesses are usually due to Vibrio infections although other bacterial infections are possible. Lesions that tend to be more solid in nature include granulomatous diseases such as Norcardia and Mycobacteria. Granulomata of the skin have also been seen in parasitic infections caused by nematodes. Biopsy of solid lesions, such as these, is the best route for definitive diagnosis. Besides parasites, granulomatous disease usually does not respond to therapy and euthanasia with system sterilization is recommended. Glugea is also a fatal, contagious non-treatable disease that presents with solid lesions that are not granulomatous. It is also easily diagnosed in biopsy material. - information provided by Renee Coles-Hix

Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Gallery Administrator Size: 26 items

Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 35480	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26862	Hippocampus barbouri with gas bubbles Date: 25-05-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26950	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25852
Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26084	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 26609	Gas Bubble on tail Date: 15-07-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 25074	Bubbles on tail Date: 21-12-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27470
Gas bubbles in tail Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27406	Hippocampus barbouri with snout bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27630	Tail with bubbles Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27575	Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27155
Trigger with bubbles underneath Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27319	Severe gas bubbles surrounding the eyes Date: 15-09-05 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27417	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27184	Kuda with gas bubbles on head and torso Date: 05-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27173
Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29343	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29418	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 29789	Female With Gas Bubble Disease Date: 07-06-03 Owner: Gallery Administrator Views: 31034
Tail with bubbles Date: 01-07-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28678	Gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 28139	closeup of gas bubbles on tail Date: 09-01-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27762	Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 27552
Large gas bubble on tail underside Credit: Member "Ponygirl" Date: 01-02-06 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 26826	Large bubble on head Date: 15-03-09 Owner: Terri Rennie Views: 32442

Seahorse Pathology

External Gas Bubble Disease